 | English poetry - 1714 - 528 pages
...that 'gainft ftiff Gales laveering go, Muft be at once refolv'd and skilful too. Dryd. Tho'plung'd in Ills, and exercis'd in Care, Yet never let the...defpair : When prefs'd by Dangers, and befet with Foes, The Gods their timely Succour interpofe ; And, when our Virtue finks, o'erwhelm'd with Grief By unforcieen... | |
 | George Anne Bellamy - 1785 - 250 pages
...Thames. Unhappily in this moment of defpair, every fpark of that virtuous confidence in heaven, fo forcibly recommended in the following lines, was extinguifhed...defpair; '' When prefs'd by dangers, and befet with foes, '.' The gods their timely fuccour interpofe ; " And when our virtue finks, o'erwheltn'd with " grief,... | |
 | Curiosities and wonders - 1785 - 508 pages
...recommended in the following lines, was extinguished in my boiom. Tho' plung'd in ills, and exercifed in care, Yet never let the noble mind defpair : When prefs'd by dangers, and befet with foes, The gods their timely fuccour interpofe ; And when our virtue finks, o'erwhelm'd with grief, By unforfeen... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1785 - 450 pages
...that Eventhave prevented her from a rafh Action, that muft have render'd the Moral ineffectual : Thd» plung'd in Ills, and exercis'd in Care, Yet never let the noble Mind defpair, Where prefs' d by Dangers, and befet with Foes, The Gods their timely Succour interpofe ; And when... | |
 | John Carter (dramatic author.) - 1787 - 104 pages
...innocence, then will I demand juftice, and pour out my vengeance on their guilty heads. Come on, my fon, Tho' plung'd in ills, and exercis'd in care, Yet never let the noble mind defpair. When prefs'd with dangers, and befet with woes, The Gods their timely iuccour interpofe ; And when our valour's... | |
 | American literature - 1787 - 430 pages
...your wings ! I mount ! I fly f Oh ! grave, where is thy viftory ? Oh ( death, where is thy fting ? THO' plung'd in ills, and exercis'd in care, Yet never let the noble mind defpair : For bleffings always wait on virtuous deeds, And tho' a late, a fure reward fucceeds. THE brighteft... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1791 - 292 pages
...Plays round my heart, and brightens up my sorrow, Like gleams of sunshine in a low'ring sky. Though plung'd in ills, and exercis'd in care, Yet never let the noble mind despair : When prest by dangers and beset with foes, The gods their timely succour interpose ; And... | |
 | Augusta Fitzherbert (fict.name.) - 1796 - 226 pages
...AUGUSTA, HOW fully does experience, my good friend, convince me of the truth of thefe lines of Phillips' : Tho* plung'd in ills, and exercis'd in care, Yet never let the noble mind defpair. This is fo fudden and unforefeen a tranfition from the depth of mifery to the flattering dawn of profperity... | |
 | English drama - 1797 - 484 pages
...Plays round my heart, and brightens up my sorrow, Like gleams of sunshine in a low'ring sky. Though plung'd in ills, and exercis'd in care, Yet never let the noble mind despair: When prest by dangers and beset with foes, The gods their timely succour interpose ; And when... | |
 | mrs. Carver - 1798 - 272 pages
...Fancy Goods and Paper, &c. I • THX LEGACY, ' , LEGAC A NOVEL. IN TWO VOLUMES. " Tho' plungM in ill?, and exercis'd in care, Yet never let the noble mind...defpair : When prefs'd by dangers, and befet with foes, The gods their timely fuccour interpofe ; And when our virtue links, overwhelm* d with grief, By unforefeen... | |
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Though plung'd in ills, and exercis'd in care, Yet never let the noble mind despair: When press'd by dangers, and beset with foes, The gods their timely succour interpose ; And when our virtue sinks, o'erwhelm'd with grief, By unforeseen expedients, bring... 
